Where Women Create + Teressa Foglia
Ben Ashby
For the summer 2018 issue I shot Teressa Foglia in her studio in Industry City. Teressa is a milliner based in New York City. A preview of the story follows....
Teressa Foglia is a social media entrepreneur who recently opened her first millinery shop in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York. Starting her business just after college she quickly grew her online following as well as her social and professional circle. Now the owner of two businesses, we catch up with her, hear a bit of her story and her advice for hopeful entrepreneurs.
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Growing up in Troy, New York, I was close with my entire family. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well. I am an only child, and as such I have always relied on my parents for advice. Anytime I have a big decision to make, I look to them for help.
After graduating, I switched jobs 4 times in a year. I quickly realized that climbing the corporate ladder and the office life just wasn’t for me. When I was 23 I started my own social media company. It was during that transitional period that I picked up my first few social media clients. I loved having the freedom to choose the clients, as well as when and where I worked, I never looked back.....
